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As Americans fire up their grills on Independence Day, the National Farmers Union highlights how little independence family farmers have in the marketplace.

While some ag elements are mentioned in the reconciliation bill before the Senate, many in farm country say it’s not enough.

There is still time to apply to the Beginning Farmer Institute from the National Farmers Union. The registration deadline has been extended to July 15th.

The National Farmers Union concluded the 2025 All-States Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C., and released the names of the newly elected members who will serve on the National Youth Advisory Council.   “NFU is proud to welcome the next generation of farmers and policy leaders to Washington, D.C., a prog...

The National Farmers Union and Coldiretti issued a joint declaration and letter to President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen regarding trade.  The groups are concerned about the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and th...

National Farmers Union concluded its 123rd Anniversary Convention in Oklahoma City, OK, this week after the assembled delegates voted to finalize NFU’s 2025 policy priorities.  NFU said it hosted over 450 family farmers, ranchers, and supporters for the three-day convention.  NFU Pres...

Recently, South Dakota Republican Senator John Thune and New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker introduced the American Beef Labeling Act.  Support for the legislation is starting to role in.   National Farmers Union announced this week its support of the bipartisan legislation, which, if passed would codify mandatory country-of-origin labeling, or MCOOL, for beef sold in the U.S.  Accor...

Foreign retaliation against American agriculture over President Trump’s tariffs was a key immediate concern at a Senate hearing on the farm economy.  Farm leaders had many concerns amid a farm economy in trouble, including the lack of a new farm bill, expiring tax breaks, labor shortages, and access to pesticides.  But perhaps n...

The National Farmers Union, R-CALF USA, and four fed cattle producers who filed a class-action antitrust lawsuit against JBS, Tyson, Cargill, and National Beef filed a motion looking for preliminary approval of a settlement.   The motion was filed in a U.S. D...

For the National Farmers Union, there’s a long list of issues that Congress must address to help the American producers now and into the future.  Top issues include a Farm Bill, trade, but also consolidation.  Rod Larew, president of the National Farmers Union says consolidation is impacting every corner of the farming community, and it’s not just small farms, but medium, and even large operations